Senior Business Partner
16 hours ago
Work type
Permanent Full Time
Location
Dandenong
Band 7 - $112,119 - $125,458 per annum (plus super)
Permanent Full Time
About Us
Greater Dandenong City Council is the most culturally diverse locality in Australia, with residents from over 150 different birthplaces, nearly two-thirds of whom were born overseas. Key industries include manufacturing, health care and social assistance, retail trade, wholesale trade and transport.
We are a progressive organisation of exceptional character that offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment to approximately 900 employees. We recognise that our staff are vital to the delivery of excellent service to our community and the achievement of our long-term vision. We invest in the development of our people, and we strive to be a workplace that is respectful, engaged, accountable, creative and honest.
About the Role
Procurement within Greater Dandenong Council is undergoing rapid development to shift the function to best practice. In this role, you will be assigned one or more business areas and will be responsible for proactively engaging with key stakeholders in those business areas, developing forward procurement plans for those areas, managing and executing the procurement (sourcing) work for those areas, and managing nominated contracts. Stakeholder and contract management will strongly feature in your objectives.
Your primary purpose in this position is to be the key Procurement point of contact for nominated business areas and to plan and manage procurement events for those areas:
- Act as the lead trusted advisor to your business areas and be their "go-to" for procurement support, advice and execution with policy, process and contract management
- Understand business procurement needs in the immediate and medium terms and to translate these needs into a forward procurement plan for your allocated business areas
- Utilise key supply markets servicing your business area and provide valued advice on procurement strategies and assisted market intelligence
- Identify whole-of-business/category opportunities (e.g. consolidation, collaboration and panel agreements) and work with the business areas to realise those opportunities – overseeing the procurement strategy
- Conduct tenders, evaluations, extensions and variations strategy for above-threshold value procurement
- Provide advice to the business on lower risk (below threshold) quotes and strategy
- Manage nominated common-use agreements, panels, strategic contracts and key corporate agreements
- Assist development in key supplier relationships, contract management, contractor KPI strategies and outcomes
- Education and training of business users in procurement processes, probity and technology
- Support the council in Social Procurement and Sustainability objectives
- Lead and support the Procurement Operations Partner in reporting on procurement and compliance in your area
Skills and Experience
The opportunity to join Greater Dandenong Council offers the right person an opportunity to make a difference and as such we are looking for values driven individuals who want to make a difference through utilising best practice procurement processes. We are looking for people who what experience in a government setting preferably so they understand the current procurement guidelines but also because they understand the impact they can have.
- At least 5 years of procurement experience of which at least 2 years of senior procurement experience
- Preferred relevant qualification in Procurement, Business, IT or a related field
- Category experience in corporate services such as HR, Marketing, Communications, IT, Business Services or similar
- Substantial experience and skills managing Procurement sourcing projects, including developing strategies, developing documents, conducting and evaluating tenders, supplier negotiation and writing contract award recommendation reports.
- Experience and skills in managing internal business stakeholders, including strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience in management of contracts including transition-in of new suppliers, contract administration, contract risk management, and close-out of contracts.
Get in Touch
If you require more information on the role or if you have any further questions, please contact Rory O'Sullivan via Email at -
To Apply
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